Joseph Conley
Executive Assistant District Attorney
Joseph Conley attained a Bachelor of Arts degree from Keuka College followed by a law degree from St. John’s University School of Law. He started his legal career in 2002 at the Suffolk County District Attorney’s Office where Conley worked for more than 16 years. He served in several investigative bureaus including Financial Investigations and Money Laundering, Economic Crimes and Labor, Insurance and Revenue Crimes.
He helped create the Tax Crimes Unit in 2005, quickly becoming a leader in the state by securing hundreds of convictions for wide-ranging violations of the New York State tax law resulting in the recovery of millions of dollars in lost revenue every year. The Tax Crimes Unit also partnered with the Internal Revenue Service and successfully prosecuted dozens of individuals and companies for evading payroll taxes.
Conley worked at the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance as the Deputy Attorney-in-Charge of the Manhattan Special Investigations until rejoining the Suffolk County District Attorney’s Office. He represented the Tax Department at administrative hearings, helped lead a proactive unit in the investigation of criminal and civil violations of the tax laws and developed training programs for auditors and investigators.
Prior to being named Executive Assistant District Attorney, Conley joined the Queens District Attorney’s Office in 2020 as the Bureau Chief of the Frauds Bureau leading investigations and prosecutions of numerous crimes affecting Queens residents including Embezzlements, Elder Fraud, Trademark Counterfeiting, Crimes Against Revenue, and Insurance Fraud.
He attained the rank of Colonel in the United States Army serving in the Judge Advocate General’s Corp of the New York Army National Guard. In 2025, Col. Conley deployed to the Middle East in Support of Operation Spartan Shield as the Staff Judge Advocate with the 42nd Infantry Division. In 2008, then Capt. Conley deployed to Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom serving as the Command Judge Advocate to Training Assistance Group VII and Chief Legal Mentor & Trainer to Afghan National Security Forces at the Kabul Military Training Center. Col. Conley has also earned special recognition for his zealous advocacy of clients while serving as defense counsel.
He has provided lectures and training assistance to numerous organizations and entities including District Attorneys’ Offices throughout the state, the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, New York Prosecutors Training Institute, National White Collar Crime Center, Long Island Tax Professionals Symposium and the Long Island University Civil and Criminal Tax Controversy Seminar.